Using MudBlazor with Blazor Interactive SSR

Introduction

Blazor, an exciting framework from Microsoft, allows developers to build interactive web applications using C# and .NET. Server-Side Rendering (SSR) enhances performance by pre-rendering pages on the server before sending them to the client. MudBlazor, on the other hand, is a component library built for Blazor, offering a plethora of ready-to-use UI components. Combining MudBlazor with Blazor Interactive SSR can lead to powerful and efficient web applications. In this article, we’ll explore how to use MudBlazor with Blazor Interactive SSR, providing comprehensive coding examples and insights.

Setting Up Blazor Interactive SSR

Firstly, let’s set up a Blazor application with SSR capabilities. Ensure you have the .NET SDK installed on your machine. Create a new Blazor Server application by running the following commands:

bash

dotnet new blazorserver -o MyBlazorApp

cd MyBlazorApp

Now, add the necessary package for SSR:

bash

dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Server.Pragmatic

Next, modify the Startup.cs file to enable SSR:

csharp

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;

using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;

using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives;

namespace MyBlazorApp
{
public class Startup
{
public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
services.AddRazorPages();
services.AddServerSideBlazor();
}public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
{
if (env.IsDevelopment())
{
app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
}
else
{
app.UseExceptionHandler(“/Error”);
app.UseHsts();
}app.UseHttpsRedirection();
app.UseStaticFiles();app.UseRouting();app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
{
endpoints.MapBlazorHub();
endpoints.MapFallbackToPage(“/_Host”);
});app.UsePragmatic();
}
}
}

With these configurations in place, your Blazor application is now set up for SSR.

Integrating MudBlazor

To integrate MudBlazor into your Blazor application, start by installing the MudBlazor package:

bash

dotnet add package MudBlazor

Next, import the necessary CSS styles into your _Imports.razor file:

razor

@using MudBlazor

@using MudBlazor.Services

Now, let’s create a simple MudBlazor component to demonstrate its usage within our SSR-enabled Blazor application. Create a new component named Counter.razor:

razor

@page "/counter"

<MudContainer>
<MudTypography Variant=”TypographyVariant.H2″>Counter</MudTypography>
<MudButton OnClick=”@IncrementCounter”>Increment</MudButton>
<MudAlert Variant=”Variant.Filled” Severity=”Severity.Success”>
Current count: @currentCount
</MudAlert>
</MudContainer>

@code {
private int currentCount = 0;

private void IncrementCounter()
{
currentCount++;
}
}

This component includes a button to increment a counter and displays the current count using MudBlazor’s MudAlert component.

Conclusion

In this article, we’ve learned how to integrate MudBlazor components into a Blazor Server project with SSR enabled. By combining the rich UI capabilities of MudBlazor with the performance benefits of Blazor SSR, developers can create interactive and responsive web applications with ease.

We started by setting up a basic Blazor project with SSR enabled and then seamlessly integrated MudBlazor components into it. We also explored how to leverage Blazor’s interactive SSR capabilities to create dynamic user experiences.

With the knowledge gained from this guide, developers can now confidently use MudBlazor with Blazor SSR to build powerful web applications that deliver both performance and aesthetics.